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INTRODUCTION When used appropriately, transfusion of red blood cells (RBCs) is a necessary life-saving therapy. However, RBC transfusions have been associated with negative outcomes such as infection and organ damage. Seeking explanations for the beneficial and deleterious effects of RBC transfusions is necessary to ensure the safe and optimal use of this precious resource. This study will crea...

Background: In spite of available, and sensitive screening assay for detection of hepatitis B virus surface antigen (HBsAg), occasional cases of post-transfusion hepatitis B virus infection are still observed. The aim of the present study was to assess the prevalence of positive anti hepatitis B core (anti-HBc) and presence of HBV-DNA in serum sample of healthy blood donors negative for both HB...

1Department of Laboratory Medicine, National University Hospital 2Department of Haematology-Oncology, National University Hospital Address for Correspondence: Dr Tan Lip Kun, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Level 3, Main Building, National University Hospital, Singapore 119074. Email: [email protected] This year’s World Blood Donor Day falls on the 14 June. The World Blood Donor Day co...

Introduction: Blood is one of the unique and precious gift that person can give to another person. Most donors tolerate blood donation well, but sometimes develop adverse reactions. Aim: To analyse pattern donor reactions in a tertiary care hospital Bangalore, India. Materials Methods: It was an ambispective cross- sectional study. Donors who developed over period three years from January 2018 ...

BACKGROUND/AIMS Living donor nephrectomy can be associated with increases in blood pressure several years following the procedure, but the best method to assess blood pressure during the living donor evaluation process is unclear. METHODS Living kidney donors underwent casual clinic and ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) and measurement of central aortic pressures at baseline and 6 m...

BACKGROUND Like other countries, Canada's population is aging, and the implications of this demographic change need to be better understood from the perspective of blood supply. Analysis of donor data will help to identify systematic patterns of donation and its correlates. DATA Geo-coded blood donor and donor clinic data are provided by Canadian Blood Services. Blood donor data is provided f...

Rescue of the blood and immune cell production by transplantation of donor Hematopoietic Progenitor Cell (HPC) preparations has become an indispensable intervention for malignant and nonmalignant diseases. When a suitable donor is identified, currently two types of procedures may be employed to obtain progenitor cells. (i) Aspiration of 500 to maximal 1500ml Bone Marrow (BM) blood under general...

Human volunteer blood donor programs are commonplace, but the concept of nonhuman animal blood banking is relatively new. Few studies exist regarding efficacy, donor screening, and safety for volunteer companion animals. This retrospective study evaluated a nonprofit, community-based canine volunteer donor program using community blood drives. Of 98 potential donors, 14 were ineligible to donat...